Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Immunology
Research interest
Research interests include interferon and immune responses, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Protist diversity and phylogeny, and Viral Infections and Vectors.
Distinct routes to thermotolerance in the fungal pathogen <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>
Evolution of STAT2 resistance to flavivirus NS5 occurred multiple times despite genetic constraints
Recurrent viral capture of cellular phosphodiesterases that antagonize OAS-RNase L
Hidden evolutionary constraints dictate the retention of coronavirus accessory genes
Microbe transmission from pet shop to lab-reared zebrafish reveals a pathogenic birnavirus
Virology under the Microscope—a Call for Rational Discourse
Structural homology screens reveal host-derived poxvirus protein families impacting inflammasome activity
Distinct pathways of adaptive evolution in Cryptococcus neoformans reveal a mutation in adenylyl cyclase with trade-offs for pathogenicity
Rapid Evolution of Glycan Recognition Receptors Reveals an Axis of Host–Microbe Arms Races beyond Canonical Protein–Protein Interfaces
Extensive Recombination-driven Coronavirus Diversification Expands the Pool of Potential Pandemic Pathogens
Adaptive duplication and genetic diversification of protein kinase R contribute to the specificity of bat-virus interactions
Poxviruses capture host genes by LINE-1 retrotransposition
When viruses do not go gentle into that good night
Natural rodent model of viral transmission reveals biological features of virus population dynamics
Linking Virus Discovery to Immune Responses Visualized during Zebrafish Infections
Signatures of host–pathogen evolutionary conflict reveal MISTR—A conserved MItochondrial STress Response network
Exploiting species specificity to understand the tropism of a human-specific toxin
Coevolution of Genome Architecture and Social Behavior
Recurrent Loss-of-Function Mutations Reveal Costs to OAS1 Antiviral Activity in Primates
Long read sequencing reveals poxvirus evolution through rapid homogenization of gene arrays
Regulatory activities of transposable elements: from conflicts to benefits
Regulatory evolution of innate immunity through co-option of endogenous retroviruses
Emergence of a Viral RNA Polymerase Variant during Gene Copy Number Amplification Promotes Rapid Evolution of Vaccinia Virus
cGAS-mediated stabilization of IFI16 promotes innate signaling during herpes simplex virus infection
Wham: Identifying Structural Variants of Biological Consequence
Buried Treasure: Evolutionary Perspectives on Microbial Iron Piracy
Overlapping Patterns of Rapid Evolution in the Nucleic Acid Sensors cGAS and OAS1 Suggest a Common Mechanism of Pathogen Antagonism and Escape
Escape from bacterial iron piracy through rapid evolution of transferrin
DisAp-dependent striated fiber elongation is required to organize ciliary arrays
Poxviruses Deploy Genomic Accordions to Adapt Rapidly against Host Antiviral Defenses